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Take a break from the Trump Circus Again - Go to another time and place and... (Original Post)
garagedoor
Sep 2018
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As a railroad enthusiast, I always wanted to see the Mexican narrow gauge RRs
ThoughtCriminal
Sep 2018
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PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,852 posts)1. In the 1950s my parents had a friend who travavelled to Mexico
once a year, and always brought home little trinkets for us. We lived in northern New York State at the time, so needless to say those trinkets were incredibly exotic to us.
garagedoor
(119 posts)2. My grandparents went there in the 1950s
Along with my Dad. My Mom's parents would usually go abroad (the early jetset) without her.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,047 posts)3. As a railroad enthusiast, I always wanted to see the Mexican narrow gauge RRs
That survived into the 1980s. There were also some very interesting 50-cm tramways.
http://www.tramz.com/lc/y.html
According to some exploration on Google Earth, some still exist!
https://goo.gl/maps/f8UaoPu6HxG2
GETPLANING
(846 posts)4. The Youtube channel is worth a visit